Product Description: Toluidine Blue (Toluidine Blue O) is an alkaline quinonimine dye (vivo dye) with high affinity for acidic tissue components, staining nuclei blue and polysaccharides purple. Toluidine Blue shows heterostaining properties for mast cells, mucins and chondrocytes. Toluidine Blue can stain different components of plant tissues and cells in different colours. Toluidine Blue is also used as a diagnostic aid to identify malignant lesions, such as cancer[1][2][3].
Formula: C15H16ClN3S
References: [1]Sridharan G, et al. Toluidine blue: A review of its chemistry and clinical utility. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2012;16(2):251-255./[2]Puebla-Osorio N, et al. Detection of Infiltrating Mast Cells Using a Modified Toluidine Blue Staining. Methods Mol Biol. 2017;1627:213-222./[3]O'Brien T P, et al. Polychromatic staining of plant cell walls by toluidine blue O. Protoplasma, 1964, 59(2): 368-373.
CAS Number: 92-31-9
Molecular Weight: 305.83
Research Area: Cancer
Solubility: DMSO : 20.83 mg/mL (ultrasonic;warming;heat to 80°C)
Target: Fluorescent Dye
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